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Role of nuclear factor-κB regulators TNFAIP3 and CARD11 in Middle Eastern diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

PMID 22397314 | DOI 10.3109/10428194.2012.668286 · Leukemia & lymphoma · 2012

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Aberrant nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) regulation has been observed in many hematopoietic malignancies including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Considering the potential therapeutic utility of targeting NF-κB and its key modulators, we studied genetic alterations (mutations and amplifications) in TNFAIP3 and CARD11 genes in DLBCL samples. The incidence of CARD11 and TNFAIP3 mutations was 10.7% and 4.6%, respectively. Interestingly, CARD11 amplification was seen in a significant proportion of cases of DLBCL (23%) and was linked to NF-κB activation (p = 0.0142). Immunohistochemical analysis of DLBCL samples showed CARD11 overexpression and loss of TNFAIP3 in 17.7% (32/181) and 13.5% (24/178), respectively. Poor overall survival was noted in DLBCL harboring CARD11 gene amplification (p = 0.0491). Our study reports the incidence of TNFAIP3 and CARD11 alterations in Saudi DLBCL, a potentially unique ethnic group, and highlights for the first time the role of CARD11 gene amplification as a novel mechanism for NF-κB activation in Middle Eastern DLBCL.

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TypeEntitySource evidenceConfidenceExtractor
geneTNFAIP3“Role of nuclear factor-κB regulators TNFAIP3 and CARD11 in Middle Eastern diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.”0.98hgnc_dict_v1
geneCARD11“Role of nuclear factor-κB regulators TNFAIP3 and CARD11 in Middle Eastern diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.”0.98hgnc_dict_v1
phenotypelymphoma“Role of nuclear factor-κB regulators TNFAIP3 and CARD11 in Middle Eastern diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.”0.98phenotype_alias_lexicon_v2
populationSaudi Arabia“Our study reports the incidence of TNFAIP3 and CARD11 alterations in Saudi DLBCL, a potentially unique ethnic group, and highlights for the first time the role of CARD11 gene amplification as a novel mechanism for NF-κB activation in Middle Eastern DLBCL.”0.95saudi_context_rules_v1